Tadd Fujikawa Playing in the 2008 Sony Open
Tadd Fujikawa has been offered a sponsors exemption to the tournament that launched him to stardom in the golfing world. It was a tournament that Michelle Wie was supposed to make her splash at but instead saw the small Fujikawa make it big.
I’m talking about the Sony Open which is to be played at Waialae Country Club on January 10-13th. Tadd finished 20th overall after making the cut by shooting a second round 66.
Tadd later went on to become a Pro over the summer.
Michelle Wie is still waiting for her sponsors exemption while she no doubt finishes finals at her first semester at Stanford.
Tags: Hawaii, PGA, Sony Open, Tadd Fujikawa
December 11th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
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December 25th, 2007 at 1:24 am
We join you in wishing Tadd Fujikawa luck in the Sony Open. I followed him and watched that putt on the 18th hole that qualified him and it was definitely a golden moment.
January 9th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
[…] involved in the Sony Open, might not even happen for her even though Sony is one of her sponsors. Tadd Fujikawa has already been invited and Michelle Wie will probably be next on the […]
January 27th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Much like the Irish are going gaga over Rory McIlroy, a lot has been talked and said about this young lad Tadd Fujikawa. He already has a bunch of incredible feats to his name. He became the youngest golfer to qualify for the U.S. Open in almost 70 years and also went on to become the second youngest golfer to make the cut in a PGA event just a few days after his 16th birthday. Till not so long ago most people would have talked of him as the second most famous export from Hawaii to the golfing world but looking at the direction in which her game is headed it will be no surprise if she is sidelined and all focus will be purely on Tadd.
Of course there are many who question his idea of turning pro and since he has not set many tournaments on fire people are bound to be a little skeptical especially considering the way in which Michelle Wie’s career is unfolding.
Ron Sirak argues that great performance must not be mistaken for greatness and he goes on to explain that point where in he adds that “isolated achievement must not be viewed as sustain brilliance”.
Perhaps he has a very strong point. But then the media is so desperately seeking heroes that their judgment might be blinded by their desperation for new stars.